Otter Lake is an

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and

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(CDP) in Steuben County,

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, United States.

Geography

The community is in western Steuben County, surrounding Otter Lake, a natural water body.

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forms the northern edge of the CDP; the highway leads east to

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, the

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, and west to

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forms the western edge of the community, leading north to Orland and south to Garrett. According to the

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, the Otter Lake CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 25.37%, are water. The lake's outlet is at its northern end, flowing into Pigeon Creek, which becomes the Pigeon River, a west-flowing tributary of the St. Joseph River leading to

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References

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